Using Developmental Spelling Analysis to Improve Reading and Writing Skills

1. Using Developmental Spelling Analysis to Improve Reading and Writing Skills Betty Blanton, Presenter February 18, 2009

2. In-service Overview • Spelling Stages • Spelling Analysis • Practice

3. 5 stages of Spelling Development • Emergent • Letter-Name • Within Word • Syllable Juncture • Derivational Constancy

4. Developmental Spelling Stages and corresponding grades • Emergent --Pre-K to middle of 1st • Letter-Name –- K to middle to 2nd • Within Word -- 1st to middle of 4th • Syllables & Affixes -- 3rd to 8th • Derivational Relations -- 5th to 12th

5. Emergent Stage • Pretend writing of children who are not yet reading • Often just strings of letters • First seen as children begin to notice print around them • Sometimes called prephonetic

6. Insert spelling tests Sample of Emergent Spelling

7. Letter-Name Alphabetic • Just beginning to read • Reading is slow and all words are sounded out • Writing is also labor-intensive • Letter-Name features include: • Initial and final consonants • Initial consonant blends and digraphs • Short vowels • Affricates • speech sounds such as /j/, /ch/, /dr/, /tr/

8. Sample of Early Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling

9. Sample from Roane County Writing Assessment: Mrs. Britt’s class @ Midtown

10. Sample from Roane County Writing Assessment: Mrs. Burgess’s class @ Midtown

11. Sample of Middle to Late Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling

12. Stage: Letter-Name Name: Kelsey • Date: 08-16-05 • 1. Jet A 16. Grab • 2. ship 17. chop • 3. bet 18. fast • 4. got 19. dich • 5. cap 20. wint • 6. Jrum 21. win • 7. bump 22. fed • 8. mush 23. thrip • 9. with 24. rub • 10. map 25. fitt • 11. hop • Plen • 13. Bat • 14. slid • 15. mud Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E- Stage Score-

13. Within-Word Stage • Developed sight word vocabulary • Ability to chunk parts of words and process them more automatically • Phrase –by-phrase reading • Movement to chapter books • Within Word Features include: • Vowel-consonant-e • R-controlled vowel patterns • Other common long vowels such as ai, ay, ee, ea, oa • Complex consonant patterns • Abstract vowels

14. Sample of Early Within Word Pattern Spelling

15. Stage: Within Word Name: Kelsey Date: 03-07-07 1. pach 16. quite 2. cowtch 17. grape 3. stiep 18. yone 4. cute 19. drive 5. brijge 20. cost 6. glare 21. hurt 7. scrap 22. point 8. mite 23. ripe 9. gril 24. fier 10. frawn 25. paint 11. smoke 12. flake 13. stood 14. least 15. short Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E- Stage Score-

16. Syllable-Juncture Stage • Often in intermediate grades • Most are proficient and fluent readers • Vowel patterns in single-syllable words are usually spelled correctly • Syllable juncture features include: • doubling and e-drop with –ed and –ing endings • other doubling at the syllable juncture • long vowel patterns in the stressed syllable • vowel patterns in the unstressed syllable (schwa)

17. Sample of Syllables and Affixes Spelling

18. Derivational Relations Stage • The last stage of spelling development • Continues through adulthood • Words encountered are of low frequency and mainly of Greek and Latin origins • Many of the words are related and derive from the same root word • Learning to preserve meaning units of derivationally related words • Derivational constancy features include: • Silent and sounded consonants • Consonant changes (confess to confession) • Vowel changes (volcano to volcanic) • Latin-derived prefixes • Assimilated prefixes

19. Derivational Relations Sample of Derivational Relations Spelling

20. Spelling Analysis • Easy to administer • Two different tests on same stage • Results pinpoint understanding of each of 5 subcategories • Can be charted and directly relates to word sorts and games • Gives information on errorshow student also reads

21. Student Profile

22. Class Profile

23. Test Administration-some things I’ve learned • Explain to students that this is a different kind of spelling test • Expect your students to watch you pronounce the words, watching your mouth • Ask them to repeat the word • Last, they write the word

24. Practice Sample of L-N Spelling Test

25. Sample of L-N Spelling Test

26. Stage: Within Word Name: Kelsey Date: 03-07-07 1. pach 16. quite 2. cowtch 17. grape 3. stiep 18. yone 4. cute 19. drive 5. brijge 20. cost 6. glare 21. hurt 7. scrap 22. point 8. mite 23. ripe 9. gril 24. fier 10. frawn 25. paint 11. smoke 12. flake 13. stood 14. least 15. short Feature Analysis A- B- C- D- E- Stage Score-

29. Sample of W-W Spelling Test

30. Bibliography • Bear, D. et al. (2007). Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson. • Ganske, K. (2000). Word Journeys: Assessment-Guided Phonics, Spelling, and vocabulary Instruction. New York, NY: Guilford Press. • Johnston, F et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Letter Name – Alphabetic Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson. • Invernizzi, M et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson. • Johnston, F et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson. • Templeton, S et al. (2006). Words Their Way: Word Sorts for Derivational Relations Spellers. Upper Saddle River, NY: Pearson. • Brown, S. (2003). All Sorts of Sorts 1-4. San Diego, CA: Teaching Resource Center